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Friend, promising to send a contribution at an early opportu¬ 
nity, and to undertake a series of meteorological observations 
agreeably to the request of the Society.—From Mr. Bland, 
dated York, W. Australia, 11th May, in acknowledgment of 
his election as a member of the Tasmanian Society. 
A curious notice of the antiquity of the Boomerang, and its 
connexion with the amentum or sling-spear of the ancients, as 
illustrated by an old British coin, was read from the Transac¬ 
tions of the Royal Irish Academy, 12th February, 1838. 
Also an article by Professor Owen, published in the Annals 
of Natural History, No. 67, on the bones of a fossil Masto- 
dontoid Pachyderm of Australia, sent to him by Sir Thomas 
Mitchell; and an article in the same periodical, by Dr. 
Richardson, member of this Society, upon Australian Fish.— 
Also a printed copy of the Statistics of Tasmania, from 1838 to 
1841, with Mr. Ewing's Introductory Letter to His Excel¬ 
lency. 
A paper contributed by Mr. Breton was then read, con¬ 
taining an account of his late excursions into the western dis¬ 
tricts of Tasmania. In reference to his description of the caves 
in the limestone formation west of Quamby's Bluff, Captain 
Rossi informed the Society that on the confines of Westmore¬ 
land and Argyle, New South Wales, vast caves exist of a 
similar description. 
Government House, 2nd August. 
Present Sir John Franklin; Messrs. Bagot, Barnard, 
Bedford, Bradbury, Ewing, Fraser, Gell, Gregson, ITenslowe, 
W. Kay, H. Kay, Lewis, Lillie, Pugh. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read, the 
Society elected as one of its members— 
Proposed by Seconded by 
Major Cotton. Lt. Kay .. Mr. Henslowe. 
Dr. Turnbull's resignation was laid before the Society.—A 
communication was read from Mrs. Allport, proposing to 
furnish a lithographic engraving of the comet of March last for 
the Journal, which was gratefully accepted by the Society. _ 
From Professor Buckland on the Moa, or JDeinornis Novcc 
Zelandice , enclosing extracts of letters from Mr. Broderip on 
the same subject.—The Secretary communicated to the Society 
certain additional remarks from Mr. Agnew connected with his 
article on the Snakes of Tasmania, lately read before the Society • 
also an extract on the ocellated Leipoa , from the South Austra¬ 
lian; and a list of the articles proposed for insertion in the 7th 
number of the Journal. 
Government House, 11th August. 
Present—Messrs. Bagot, Barnard, Bedford, Belcher, Ewin 
Gell, Henslowe, Ii. Kay, Verreaux. 
Moved by Mr. Gell, and seconded by Mr. Barnard—“That 
Mr. Henslowe be requested to take the chair." 
g< r ^ Ioved h y Mr - Bedford, and seconded by Mr. Barnard— 
lhat a deputation from this Society be appointed to wait upon 
